Happily Ever After: In the end of the Poseidon Arc in the manga, Thetis changed back into a fish. Jullian/Poseidon comes back and finds her dead fish body and holds it gently in his hands. In the anime, it was happier where Thetis changes into a mermaid and you can see her leaping in and out of the water with the good guys staring at the sunset.

I Owe You My Life: When Julian was young, he saved her (in fish form) when she was stuck on the land and on the verge of dying. This made her very loyal to Julian, and she died saving him from drowning when Poseidon's castle collapsed.

Killed Off for Real: She died saving Julian. He and Sorrento later found her dead fish body and they both cried for her. But since Julian lost his memory and Sorrento doesn't know what her fish form looked like, they were probably more saddened about a fish dying while trying to get on the land.

Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Exploited. Seiya notes that his fighting style is very similar to Misty's. Remembering his battle with Misty, and benefiting from the experience he gained in it, Seiya was able to overcome Baian's Air Barrier in the same way he did with Misty's and disabled it with his "Pegasus Ryuu Sei Ken".

Bowdlerise: Downplayed, the Italian dub specifies that the animals used by Scylla are actually illusions, while in the manga and original dub the summoned beasts are real. Possibly to downplay the violent image of Shun being mauled by wild beasts.

Defiant to the End: Prefers to go down fighting towards Shun despite being bound in chains, trying to block Shun's direct attack (via Libra Cloth's weapons) on the pillar he protected. Shun is very impressed at his Undying Loyalty to Poseidon and expresses sadness at his passing.

Senseless Sacrifice: Tries to keep Shun from destroying his pillar by shielding it with his body. Unfortunately, he never had a chance due to him being bounded up and the pillar itself being too big to protect all of it.

Blade on a Stick: Chrysaor's weapon, a Golden Lance capable of piercing through every known defense. Chrysaor's spear soon proves its piercing power by easily breaking through Shiryu's Cloth and its fabled Dragon Shield.

Meditation Powerup: After his invincible Golden Spear is destroyed, Chrysaor Krishna assumes a meditating position to draw energy from the Kundalini. The point is driven even further when his Chakras manifest as a straight line and Shiryu must destroy them with Excalibur in order to defeat Krishna.

Noble Demon: When Shiryu fails to use Excalibur the first time, Chrysaor mocks Shiryu's arrogance and decides to let him live, turning his back on the wounded Saint.

Critical Research Failure: In-universe case. Had he bothered to scan Ikki's mind thoroughly, he could've found about Esmeralda earlier, therefor using her form to kill him. He could have won the war for Poseidon's side right there!

Comes with an helping of What an Idiot! as he impersonates Shun 1) in front of Ikki 2) with the actual Shun lying unconscious JUST NEXT TO HIM. But this is actually meant to stress how borderline emotion-less Ikki is, since he just punches through the illusion without a shred of hesitation, when Casa states he did consider the aforementioned points, and that his powers had never failed him before.

Dirty Coward: Instead of fighting, he prefers tricking his opponents with the power to look into the hearts and torture them with their most precious memories or loved ones.

Dub Name Change: In the Italian dub, he's called "Lemuri" of Salamander (with Shun pointing out the Meaningful Namenote after Lemures, the Roman wraiths ). Furthermore, he's never mentioned to be the Last of His Kind, and the reason why he loses his cool in front of his illusionary copy made by Ikki is because "he can't bring himself to harm someone as handsome as himself.

Dying Dream: In his last moments, he imagined himself killing Ikki by taking Esmeralda's form.

He probably can't actually copy attacks and their power, but he could successfully use his illusions to convince Hyoga that he was Camus by "using" his signature technique, Aurora Execution, against him. He could apparently also block Aurora Thunder Attack, just like Camus could.

When he impersonated Shun, he looked like he was using his chains and managed to land a wound on Ikki's cheek.

Non-Indicative Name: Lymniades are a type of Naiad, a.k.a. a river nymph. Casa's Scale and aura depict instead a massive green Salamander.

Forgotten Fallen Friend: To be such an important person in Hyoga's life, it's quite notable that he didn't mention him before, though it could be surmised that Hyoga was hiding it all behind a veil of aloofness.

Graceful Loser: As he lies in the ground about to die, he congratulates Hyoga, and tells him of his suspicions about Sea Dragon Kanon.

Knight Templar: He admires the Kraken because it would sink ships with sinful people on them. Hyoga questions this, as it would entail killing innocent people which just happened to be on board as well. Isaac still calls it the best way of making justice.

Kick the Dog: Or better said, the puppy, as he kicks poor little Kiki when he brings Hyoga the Libra Cloth. That pisses Hyoga off enough to return to the fight.

Dude Looks Like a Lady: Sorrento can pass for a woman very easily, if not for a fact that he is voiced by a man and later on is seen wearing a masculine male vest while accompanying Julian.

Enemy Mine: When the final Marine General, Sea Dragon Kanon, revealed the plan he started 13 years ago to manipulate Poseidon into starting the war with Athena so that he could take over, Sorrento realized that all of the Generals were only UnwittingPawns used by Kanon to achieve his goal of world domination. Seeing that it was wrong to awaken Poseidon in this era, he helped Phoenix Ikki destroy the Pillar of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Musical Assassin: The enchanted music from Sorrento's flute is a powerful weapon:

Dead End Symphony: Sorrento's signature technique. He plays a song on his flute, which weakens his opponent to the point that they are unable to fight back. The music directly resonates within the opponent's brain, meaning that even if the opponent can not physically hear the song, they would still be affected.

Dead End Climax: Once Sorrento reaches the climax of his song, the music he plays will kill his opponent by destroying their mind.

Cain and Abel: Zigzagged with his twin Saga. In the beginning, Kanon was evil and Saga was good, but Saga went insane for having a Superpowered Evil Side (comes with being the *Gemini* Saint, of all Gold Saints) and turned evil. Kanon *knew* his brother would become evil and used it to his advantage, staging an epic Gambit Roulette that covers several arcs of the story (two in the manga, three in the anime), where Saga was the first Big Bad and Kanon was the Man Behind the Man from both him and his boss. However, later Kanon pulls a HeelFace Turn and joins the good guys, while Saga turns evil... apparently.

HeelFace Turn: He becomes the Gemini Saint after Saga in the Hades arc.

Genius Bruiser: He is responsible for most of the conflicts within the classic series. He manipulated Poseidon into doing his bidding, awakened the evil in Saga's heart and drove him into insanity, and ALMOST SUCCEEDED in gaining world domination until he made the fatal error of underestimating the main Bronzies.

Good Is Not Nice: Even after joining Athena's side, Kanon retains his ruthless personality and harsh characteristics, scolding Pegasus Seiya and Andromeda Shun that they should never hesitate to finish their enemies, because their hesitation was a weakness that their enemies would take advantage of.

Must Make Amends: In the Hades Saga. After being banished, he returned to try and help defend the Sanctuary for Athena instead of his brother.

My God, What Have I Done?: Has the mother of reckonings when Ikki points out he only lived through the Cape Sunion prison because Athena's Cosmo saved him. He is at first completely dumbstruck, faced with such all-encompassing love that for all his plotting and cynicism, he just can't deny or reject outright. At first he just tries to dismiss the claim by saying everything is over anyway, since the Soul Jar for Poseidon is sealed with Athena. But then, when the realization he owes Athena his life sank in, it prompted him to perform a Heroic Sacrifice in the manga, and his HeelFace Turn in the Hades arc.

One-Man Army: After his HeelFace Turn and becoming the Gemini Saint, in the Hades Arc he singlehandedly kills more Specters than half the Gold Saints combined. Only Shaka and Dohko can compare in kill counts. He even has the honor of being the only Gold Saint to kill a Judge in the classic series.

Redemption Equals Death: Averted. At a very critical moment of the battle, Poseidon launched his trident towards Athena and Kanon suddenly jumped forward, taking the sharp end of the spear with his chest and protecting the goddess in the process. Before falling unconscious, Kanon begged Athena for forgiveness. But he survived and retun in the Hades arc.

Reformed, but Not Tamed: Even while fighting on Athena's side, he's still a brutal and unyielding warrior who doesn't hesitate when it comes to inflicting swift and vicious retribution upon his enemies.

Space Master: The Golden Triangle is a move that bends space and time to open an alternate dimension, where the opponent is sent, similar to "Another Dimension". Once inside, one is trapped unless the user lets them out, or they are distracted, and forced to stop the technique. It seems to be unique to the Sea Dragon; he can use the technique to send his foe into the Bermuda Triangle since he is the Guardian of the North Atlantic Ocean Pillar.

Taking You with Me: At the end of the "Chapter: Inferno" in Hades arc. Utilizing a kamikaze attack, Kanon grabbed Rhadamanthys from the back and launched both bodies into the air. The Judge of Hell was defeated when Kanon unleashed his Galaxian Explosion, with all his might, killing himself along with the Wyvern Specter.

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